Satyricon

The Satyricon is a fragment of what could have been the first Rabelaisian romp pre-Rabelais (although the critics say Menippean satire), but in its extant form consists of a terrific dinner party satire that presaged all those fabulous 1990s UK comedy dramas starring Fay Ripley, a gay lover-swap sce......more

The most peculiar and oft-mentioned characteristic of the Satyricon can be none other than its unmistakably “modern” feel. As I read, I struggled to identify what it is exactly that gives this first-century satirical novel the uncanniness with which it has impressed so many: the sense that Petronius......more

It's hard not to be disappointed with novels, when the first one out the gate was such a triumph of seething faggotry. No one told you about this book because it is so awesome and will make you wish you were gay(er). If you live an entire life without having read this book, you have wasted it. Read......more